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Disney World Worker Dies In Parade Float Accident
Orlando Man, Who Was Character Pluto, Run Over By Float
POSTED: 10:29 a.m. EST February 12, 2004
UPDATED: 10:35 a.m. EST February 12, 2004
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- A costumed Disney World employee was run over and killed by a float during a Wednesday afternoon parade at the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Authorities say the death occurred in a backstage area near the Splash Mountain ride.
A Disney spokeswoman said Javier Cruz of Orlando was about to enter the park when he was hit. She's not sure whether any visitors witnessed the accident. She said Cruz had worked at the park since 1995 and was the Pluto character in the parade.
In 1999, a worker in the loading area of the Skyway ride fell to his death, and OSHA fined the park for what it called a serious safety violation. The ride was closed later that year.
Disney World Worker Dies In Parade Float Accident
Orlando Man, Who Was Character Pluto, Run Over By Float
POSTED: 10:29 a.m. EST February 12, 2004
UPDATED: 10:35 a.m. EST February 12, 2004
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- A costumed Disney World employee was run over and killed by a float during a Wednesday afternoon parade at the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Authorities say the death occurred in a backstage area near the Splash Mountain ride.
A Disney spokeswoman said Javier Cruz of Orlando was about to enter the park when he was hit. She's not sure whether any visitors witnessed the accident. She said Cruz had worked at the park since 1995 and was the Pluto character in the parade.
In 1999, a worker in the loading area of the Skyway ride fell to his death, and OSHA fined the park for what it called a serious safety violation. The ride was closed later that year.
